Robert Rankin, University of Alberta

Latest papers

Transient distortions of the South Atlantic Anomaly radiation environments driven by electric fields.
Nature communications · 2026
Self-consistent kinetic model of nested electron- and ion-scale magnetic cavities in space plasmas.
Nature communications · 2020
Dawn-dusk asymmetry in the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at Mercury.
Nature communications · 2013 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

ULF Waves and inner-magnetosphere wave-particle interactions: modelling satellite and ground-based observations
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$336,000
Solar wind coupling to plasma waves and energetic particles in geospace
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$260,000
The Canadian superDARN facility
NSERC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$450,000

All 10 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Transient distortions of the South Atlantic Anomaly radiation environments driven by electric fields.

Yin ZF, Sun YX, Zhou XZ, Zong QG, Liu Y, Hu ZJ, Omura Y, Rankin R, Zou H, Ye YG

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74984-z PMID: 42399622

02

Self-consistent kinetic model of nested electron- and ion-scale magnetic cavities in space plasmas.

Li JH, Yang F, Zhou XZ, Zong QG, Artemyev AV, Rankin R, Shi Q, Yao S, Liu H, He J, Pu Z, Xiao C, Liu J, Pollock C, Le G, Burch JL

Nature communications2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19442-0 PMID: 33154395

03

Dawn-dusk asymmetry in the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at Mercury.

Paral J, Rankin R

Nature communications2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2676 PMID: 23552060

04

Electron trapping in shear Alfvén waves that power the aurora.

Watt CE, Rankin R

Physical review letters2009Senior author

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.045002 PMID: 19257429

ULF Waves and inner-magnetosphere wave-particle interactions: modelling satellite and ground-based observations

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rankin, Robert

$336,000

Solar wind coupling to plasma waves and energetic particles in geospace

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rankin, Robert

$260,000

The Canadian superDARN facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Sofko, George

$450,000

ULF waves, wave-particle interactions and cross-scale coupling in earth's magnetosphere

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rankin, Robert

$184,500

Study of acceleration of radiation belt electrons by ULF waves

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Miscellaneous Grants

Principal investigators: Rankin, Robert

$120,000

Nonlinear dispersive and kinetic wave processes in the earth's magnetosphere

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rankin, Robert

$123,500

Nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic processes in auroral structures

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rankin, Robert

$21,000

Nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic processes in auroral structures

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rankin, Robert

$22,000

A computational program in auroral and magnetospheric plasma physics

Co-investigatorNSERC1996Research Tools and Instruments - Category 2 ($150,000 - $325,000)

Principal investigators: Samson, John

$148,000

Nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic processes in auroral structures

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rankin, Robert

$40,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Transient distortions of the South Atlantic Anomaly radiation environments driven by electric fields.

Self-consistent kinetic model of nested electron- and ion-scale magnetic cavities in space plasmas.

Dawn-dusk asymmetry in the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at Mercury.

Electron trapping in shear Alfv&#xe9;n waves that power the aurora.

ULF Waves and inner-magnetosphere wave-particle interactions: modelling satellite and ground-based observations

Solar wind coupling to plasma waves and energetic particles in geospace

The Canadian superDARN facility

ULF waves, wave-particle interactions and cross-scale coupling in earth's magnetosphere

Study of acceleration of radiation belt electrons by ULF waves

Nonlinear dispersive and kinetic wave processes in the earth's magnetosphere

Nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic processes in auroral structures

Nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic processes in auroral structures

A computational program in auroral and magnetospheric plasma physics

Nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic processes in auroral structures

Electron trapping in shear Alfvén waves that power the aurora.